Paparazzi People

In the article “The New Paparazzi”, written by Emma Teitel, she explores the concerns of uploading pictures of particular people or parties onto social media and the negative outcomes it has on individuals. Teenagers must be more self-aware; “it’s impossible for them to control who takes their pictures and where they turn up online.”

                Although some people may not think twice about the photos that get uploaded to social media, the pictures that appear on the internet may affect future educations and careers. A potential boss or manager could base a decision to hire someone from looking at that person’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or other social networking sites. There are images of people that show them “…drinking, smoking, and occasionally doing both…” The only way to avoid starring in party pictures, it seems, is to skip the party all together. It has dawned on some that if you skip a party, pictures from that event will haunt you forever causing you to feel left out. Today “…you can’t really attend a social gathering without risking the chance of ending up on Facebook.” Those photos, once uploaded, are out there in the cyber-world forever and they will have an impact on people’s lives. Inappropriate images of an individual can dictate what job they obtain in their future.